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1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: msw/registry.h
3 // Purpose: Registry classes and functions
4 // Author: Vadim Zeitlin
5 // Modified by:
6 // Created: 03.04.198
7 // RCS-ID: $Id$
8 // Copyright: (c) 1998 Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
9 // Licence: wxWindows licence
10 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
12 #ifndef _REGISTRY_H
13 #define _REGISTRY_H
14
15 #if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
16 #pragma interface "registry.h"
17 #endif
18
19 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
20 // types used in this module
21 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
22
23 /*
24 #ifndef HKEY_DEFINED
25 #define HKEY_DEFINED
26 #define HKEY unsigned long
27 #endif
28 */
29
30 typedef unsigned long ulong;
31
32 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 // class wxRegKey encapsulates window HKEY handle
34 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
35 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxRegKey
36 {
37 public:
38 // NB: do _not_ change the values of elements in these enumerations!
39
40 // registry value types (with comments from winnt.h)
41 enum ValueType
42 {
43 Type_None, // No value type
44 Type_String, // Unicode nul terminated string
45 #ifdef __WIN32__
46 Type_Expand_String, // Unicode nul terminated string
47 // (with environment variable references)
48 Type_Binary, // Free form binary
49 Type_Dword, // 32-bit number
50 Type_Dword_little_endian // 32-bit number
51 = Type_Dword, // (same as Type_DWORD)
52 Type_Dword_big_endian, // 32-bit number
53 Type_Link, // Symbolic Link (unicode)
54 Type_Multi_String, // Multiple Unicode strings
55 Type_Resource_list, // Resource list in the resource map
56 Type_Full_resource_descriptor, // Resource list in the hardware description
57 Type_Resource_requirements_list // ???
58 #endif //WIN32
59 };
60
61 // predefined registry keys
62 enum StdKey
63 {
64 HKCR // classes root
65 #ifdef __WIN32__
66 ,
67 HKCU, // current user
68 HKLM, // local machine
69 HKUSR, // users
70 HKPD // performance data (WinNT/2K only)
71 #if WINVER >= 0x0400
72 ,
73 HKCC, // current config (starting from Win95/NT 4.0)
74 HKDD // dynamic data (Win95/98 only)
75 #endif // Winver
76 #endif // Win32/16
77 };
78
79 // access mode for the key
80 enum AccessMode
81 {
82 Read, // read-only
83 Write // read and write
84 };
85
86 // information about standard (predefined) registry keys
87 // number of standard keys
88 static const size_t nStdKeys;
89 // get the name of a standard key
90 static const wxChar *GetStdKeyName(size_t key);
91 // get the short name of a standard key
92 static const wxChar *GetStdKeyShortName(size_t key);
93 // get StdKey from root HKEY
94 static StdKey GetStdKeyFromHkey(WXHKEY hkey);
95
96 // extacts the std key prefix from the string (return value) and
97 // leaves only the part after it (i.e. modifies the string passed!)
98 static StdKey ExtractKeyName(wxString& str);
99
100 // ctors
101 // root key is set to HKCR (the only root key under Win16)
102 wxRegKey();
103 // strKey is the full name of the key (i.e. starting with HKEY_xxx...)
104 wxRegKey(const wxString& strKey);
105 // strKey is the name of key under (standard key) keyParent
106 wxRegKey(StdKey keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
107 // strKey is the name of key under (previously created) keyParent
108 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey& keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
109 // dtor closes the key
110 ~wxRegKey();
111
112 // change key (closes the previously opened key if any)
113 // the name is absolute, i.e. should start with HKEY_xxx
114 void SetName(const wxString& strKey);
115 // the name is relative to the parent key
116 void SetName(StdKey keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
117 // the name is relative to the parent key
118 void SetName(const wxRegKey& keyParent, const wxString& strKey);
119 // hKey should be opened and will be closed in wxRegKey dtor
120 void SetHkey(WXHKEY hKey);
121
122 // get infomation about the key
123 // get the (full) key name. Abbreviate std root keys if bShortPrefix.
124 wxString GetName(bool bShortPrefix = true) const;
125 // return true if the key exists
126 bool Exists() const;
127 // get the info about key (any number of these pointers may be NULL)
128 bool GetKeyInfo(size_t *pnSubKeys, // number of subkeys
129 size_t *pnMaxKeyLen, // max len of subkey name
130 size_t *pnValues, // number of values
131 size_t *pnMaxValueLen) const;
132 // return true if the key is opened
133 bool IsOpened() const { return m_hKey != 0; }
134 // for "if ( !key ) wxLogError(...)" kind of expressions
135 operator bool() const { return m_dwLastError == 0; }
136
137 // operations on the key itself
138 // explicitly open the key (will be automatically done by all functions
139 // which need the key to be opened if the key is not opened yet)
140 bool Open(AccessMode mode = Write);
141 // create the key: will fail if the key already exists and !bOkIfExists
142 bool Create(bool bOkIfExists = true);
143 // rename a value from old name to new one
144 bool RenameValue(const wxChar *szValueOld, const wxChar *szValueNew);
145 // rename the key
146 bool Rename(const wxChar *szNewName);
147 // copy value to another key possibly changing its name (by default it will
148 // remain the same)
149 bool CopyValue(const wxChar *szValue, wxRegKey& keyDst,
150 const wxChar *szNewName = NULL);
151 // copy the entire contents of the key recursively to another location
152 bool Copy(const wxChar *szNewName);
153 // same as Copy() but using a key and not the name
154 bool Copy(wxRegKey& keyDst);
155 // close the key (will be automatically done in dtor)
156 bool Close();
157
158 // deleting keys/values
159 // deletes this key and all of it's subkeys/values
160 bool DeleteSelf();
161 // deletes the subkey with all of it's subkeys/values recursively
162 bool DeleteKey(const wxChar *szKey);
163 // deletes the named value (may be NULL to remove the default value)
164 bool DeleteValue(const wxChar *szValue);
165
166 // access to values and subkeys
167 // get value type
168 ValueType GetValueType(const wxChar *szValue) const;
169 // returns true if the value contains a number (else it's some string)
170 bool IsNumericValue(const wxChar *szValue) const;
171
172 // assignment operators set the default value of the key
173 wxRegKey& operator=(const wxString& strValue)
174 { SetValue(NULL, strValue); return *this; }
175 wxRegKey& operator=(long lValue)
176 { SetValue(NULL, lValue); return *this; }
177
178 // query the default value of the key: implicitly or explicitly
179 wxString QueryDefaultValue() const;
180 operator wxString() const { return QueryDefaultValue(); }
181
182 // named values
183
184 // set the string value
185 bool SetValue(const wxChar *szValue, const wxString& strValue);
186 // retrieve the string value
187 bool QueryValue(const wxChar *szValue, wxString& strValue) const
188 { return QueryValue(szValue, strValue, false); }
189 // retrieve raw string value
190 bool QueryRawValue(const wxChar *szValue, wxString& strValue) const
191 { return QueryValue(szValue, strValue, true); }
192 // retrieve either raw or expanded string value
193 bool QueryValue(const wxChar *szValue, wxString& strValue, bool raw) const;
194
195 #ifdef __WIN32__
196 // set the numeric value
197 bool SetValue(const wxChar *szValue, long lValue);
198 // return the numeric value
199 bool QueryValue(const wxChar *szValue, long *plValue) const;
200 // set the binary value
201 bool SetValue(const wxChar *szValue, const wxMemoryBuffer& buf);
202 // return the binary value
203 bool QueryValue(const wxChar *szValue, wxMemoryBuffer& buf) const;
204 #endif //Win32
205
206 // query existence of a key/value
207 // return true if value exists
208 bool HasValue(const wxChar *szKey) const;
209 // return true if given subkey exists
210 bool HasSubKey(const wxChar *szKey) const;
211 // return true if any subkeys exist
212 bool HasSubkeys() const;
213 // return true if any values exist
214 bool HasValues() const;
215 // return true if the key is empty (nothing under this key)
216 bool IsEmpty() const { return !HasSubkeys() && !HasValues(); }
217
218 // enumerate values and subkeys
219 bool GetFirstValue(wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex);
220 bool GetNextValue (wxString& strValueName, long& lIndex) const;
221
222 bool GetFirstKey (wxString& strKeyName , long& lIndex);
223 bool GetNextKey (wxString& strKeyName , long& lIndex) const;
224
225 // for wxRegConfig usage only: preallocate some memory for the name
226 void ReserveMemoryForName(size_t bytes) { m_strKey.reserve(bytes); }
227
228 private:
229 // common part of all ctors
230 void Init()
231 {
232 m_hKey = (WXHKEY) NULL;
233 m_dwLastError = 0;
234 }
235
236 // no copy ctor/assignment operator
237 wxRegKey(const wxRegKey& key); // not implemented
238 wxRegKey& operator=(const wxRegKey& key); // not implemented
239
240 WXHKEY m_hKey, // our handle
241 m_hRootKey; // handle of the top key (i.e. StdKey)
242 wxString m_strKey; // key name (relative to m_hRootKey)
243
244 long m_dwLastError; // last error (0 if none)
245 };
246
247 #endif //_REGISTRY_H
248